ART 3063:
PAINTING
Fall 2017 – 3 Credit Hours, CRN: 61214
Section 001: T/R 2pm - 4:50pm, Fine Arts Building – 104
Instructor: John Norris, Associate Professor of Art
Office Hours: T: 7-8am, 5-6pm TH: 7-8am or by appointment
E-mail: jnorris@astate.edu Phone:
972-3050 ext. 3755
Blog: norrisartclass.blogspot.com
COURSE
DESCRIPTION (from the Undergraduate Bulletin): Introduction
to composition and techniques in painting media. It is expected that students
will spend a minimum of three additional clock hours per week on work outside
the scheduled class time for each studio class. Students enrolled in the BFA
programs must pass the BFA Review prior to enrollment in 4000 ART courses.
Prerequisites, ART 1013, ART 1033, ART 1043.
STUDENT
LEARNING OUTCOMES: Skills will be developed through technical exercises in class and
homework assignments employing these techniques. The homework will allow
students an opportunity to use their acquired skills creatively and to build
off of the techniques they have learned in class. This is a STUDIO CLASS; one which requires
that students be actively involved in daily exercises and contribute during
critiques. Thus, students must be
present and punctual in order to fully participate. Skills in observational oil
painting such as underpainting, direct/indirect painting, color-mixing and
paint layering will be developed. Genres including portraiture, still life,
landscape and abstraction will be engaged.
ATTENDANCE
& CLASS PARTICIPATION: All late work will be counted off 10 points (aka
one letter grade) for each class period late. For example: if your work merits
a 93 but is 2 class periods late, then your grade will be a 73. Participation counts as 25% of your grade and
is based on the following considerations: 1. Being present, punctual, and
prepared for class 2. Focus on and completion of exercises during class 3.
Participation during critiques, discussions, and dialogues 4. Maintenance of
the shared studio space, including cleaning up after work sessions, respecting
shared tools and resources, and storing work and materials appropriately. After 2 absences, 10 points will be
subtracted from your participation grade for each class missed. 20 points will automatically be deducted
from your final participation grade if you miss the Final Critique.
GRADING: Grading will
be based on assignments (which will be submitted in portfolio form), and class
participation. The portfolios will make up 75% of your grade, and class
participation will make up 25%.
A: 90 - 100% B: 80 -
89% C: 70 - 79% D: 60 - 69%
F: 0 - 59%
Portfolio grades will be based on the following elements: 1)
Indications that the student has understood the assignment and is employing its
specific techniques. 2) a sense of quality showing that the students has
invested a significant amount of time and focus into the assignment. 3) The
overall success of the final image based on formal elements (composition, line
quality, sense of light & volume, etc.) as well as creativity. AGAIN,
TURNING IN ASSIGNMENTS LATE AUTOMATICALLY REDUCES YOUR GRADE. IF YOU ARE CONFUSED ABOUT GRADING, FEEL FREE
TO ASK QUESTIONS.
COURSE
OUTLINE: We will be covering a wide range of introductory techniques and
processes associated with the act of oil painting, from the very beginning
stages of preparing a surface, through the various approaches of building a
surface and developing an image, and finally to the end stages of presentation
and documentation. In doing so, we will perform short-term formal exercises in
class, create long-term multi-session paintings, and you will be given
ambitious homework projects.
1. We will discuss a new concept and do several exercises
based
on this idea. We may
also do readings and/or have slide talks.
2. We will do one or more extended paintings connected to the
concept.
3. We will work on extended paintings outside of class that may
take up
to 2/3 weeks to
complete.
4. We will critique the work and its relation to the concept as a
class.
CLASS
STRUCTURE (subject to change):
Week
1 – Materials – Preparing a surface
Week
2 – Still Life – Short Term Monochromatic Paintings – Transparent
Week
3 – Still Life – Short Term Grisaille
Paintings – Opaque
Week
4 – Stilll Life – Short Term Color Shape
Paintings – Transparent/Opaque
Week
5 – Still Life – Long Term Still Life
with Underpainting
Week
6 – Still Life – Long Term Direct
Painting Still Life
Week
7 – Portrait – Short Term Monochromatic
Paintings
Week
8 – Portrait – Long Term Portraits with
Underpainting
Week
9 – Portrait – Self Portrait
Week
10 – Portrait – Abstraction and the
Human Form
Week
11 – Landscape – Short Term Landscape
Paintings (Abstraction: Weather Alternative)
Week
13 – Landscape – Long Term Landscape Paintings (Abstraction: Weather
Alternative)
Week
14 – Fall Break
Week 15 – Final Project
YOU WILL BE WORKING OUTSIDE OF CLASS REGULARLY. BE PREPARED TO
COME INTO THE CLASS ROOM OUTSIDE OF CLASS AND TO WORK ON DRAWINGS AT HOME.
BOOK / BLOG: There is no
textbook required for this class. Handouts will occasionally be made available.
Students will usually receive additional info, image examples, assignment
specifications, and portfolio details via the following blog:
NORRISARTCLASS.BLOGSPOT.COM
You will be expected to check this regularly as part of your class
participation. THE BLOG SERVES AS A
SUPPLEMENT; IT IS NOT A SUBSTITUTE FOR BEING IN CLASS.
MATERIALS: Students will
be required to purchase the following materials. Most materials can be found at
the ASU Bookstore, Hobby Lobby, and hardware stores. You might also do well to
just go online and make an order to acquire your materials: dickblick.com,
aswexpress.com, danielsmith.com, etc.
PAINT:
Required Colors
(Windsor & Newton Winton Oil Colors are recommended):
-Burnt Sienna, 200ml -Titanium
White, 200ml
-Yellow Ochre, 37ml -French
Ultramarine, 37ml
-Alizarin Crimson, 37ml -Viridian
Hue, 37ml
-Burnt Umber, 37ml -Sap
Green, 37 ml
-Cadmium Red Hue, 37ml -Cadmium
Yellow Pale Hue, 37ml
-Ivory Black, 37ml
Optional
Colors to expand palette:
-Raw Umber, 37ml -Prussian
Blue (37ml)
-Chromium Oxide, 37ml -Naples Yellow Hue, 37ml
BRUSHES
Natural Bristle Hair Oil Painting Brushes (Filbert or Flat style):
Sizes #2, 4, 8, 12
TOOLS
-Mixing Knife -Razor Blade and holder
-Paper Towels -Solvent
Holder
-Bar of Soap -Toolbox
for Materials
-Silicoil Brush Tank -Turpenoid
or Gamsol(at least 1 liter)
SURFACES:
You will be required to regularly provide surfaces on which to
paint. They will generally be primed masonite and canvas. We will discuss
acquiring and preparing these surfaces in class.
AT THE BEGINNING OF THE SEMESTER, CERTAIN MATERIALS WILL BE
PROVIDED FOR YOU (BRUSHES, GESSO, MEDIUM)). YOU WILL HAVE TO REPLACE THESE
MATERIALS INDIVIDUALLY AS THEY RUN OUT. WE WILL DISCUSS THE PURCHASE OF OTHER
MATERIALS FOR INDIVIDUAL PROJECTS AS WE PROCEED.
